Horm Metab Res 2015; 47(08): 549-555
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549878
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The Effect of Low Calorie Diet on Adiponectin Concentration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A. Salehi-Abargouei
1   Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2   Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3   Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
,
V. Izadi
1   Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4   Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition & Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
,
L. Azadbakht
1   Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4   Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition & Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Publication History

received 16 February 2015

accepted 26 March 2015

Publication Date:
18 May 2015 (online)

Abstract

Adiponectin secreted from adipose tissue is proposed to be inversely related to the body fat mass. However, the magnitude of the effect of low calorie diet on adiponectin concentrations remains unknown. The present study was aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on clinical trials that access the effect of low calorie diet on adiponectin concentration. We searched PubMed, SCOPUS, ISI web of science, and Google scholar for RCTs until January 2015. Totally, 13 trials were found, which examined the effect of low calorie diet on adiponectin concentration compared control group without low calorie diet.

Our meta-analysis showed that weight loss diet can substantially increase the adiponectin concentration in overall (Hedges’ g=0.34, 95% CI:0.17–0.50, p<0.001). Subgroup analysis also revealed that the low calorie diet can substantially enhance adiponectin concentrations when prescribed for ≤16 weeks (Hedges’ g=0.48, 95% CI: 0.12–0.83, p=0.01) compared to >16 weeks (Hedges’ g=0.30, 95% CI: 0.11–0.48, p=0.002). Weight loss diet beneficially affects blood adiponectin concentrations. More clinical trials are recommended to clear this effect among different genders and nationalities, and assess the magnitude of the effect based on changes in fat mass.

 
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